Out of everything I've experienced in my entire life, the grunge movement influenced me more profoundly than anything short of being born male or being gifted with such striking blue eyes. Growing up in the early 90s here in the Northwest, you couldn't help but feel that popular music had finally caught up with your innate apathy, cynicism and crushing depression. Assuming you hadn't already blown your head off or become so heroin-addled that your introversion completely prevented you from connecting emotionally with other people, grunge was the hippie movement of a generation longing not for love, but for people to just leave them the f*$& alone.
Pearl Jam's Even Flow (see above) epitomizes this spirit in a way only matched by a few tracks from Nevermind, and this really pretty homeless girl I once knew whose father used to put cigarettes out on her arm.
Back when we were young (around the time of Kurt's unfortunate death) outside the club we frequented there was often this pretty homeless girl who would be begging for change outside the club at closing time. More often than not we would chat to her as we waited for our taxi. She was a lovely girl and damn attractive, one of my friends often tried to chat her up but to no avail. To this day he reckons she wasn't interested because her dog took a dislike to him and would often try to bite him. Anyways, the homeless are people too.
@Bruce - Does this mean that when I'm playing TF2 I'm not really building a sentry gun?! Holy shit! I want my fucking money back! You mean to tell me that all these times I saved the world WERE JUST VIDEO GAMES?!
My world has collapsed. Thanks for nothing, brucelee.
You win for least analogous example in history of man kind.
Guitar Hero is a game that's supposed to give you a GUITAR experience which it doesn't because it's just amplitude with a guitar acting as the controller, you don't utilize it as an actual instrument rather a controller you blind fanboy.
TF2 is a FPS game not meant to give you a guitar experience. It's meant for you use WASD and Mouse not a guitar.
What?! FPS games aren't rhythm games?! 'cuz that's exactly what I meant by comparing the two; I definitely didnt mean that GH is a simulation of guitar playing with very little in common with its real life counterpart, just like FPS games are (very) rough approximations of killing and war.
TF2 = video game = guitar hero III
I know thats a simplification, but all videogames are simulations. If guitar hero isnt good enough for you, go buy a guitar, dipshit. I have one. Its a completely different kind of fun than guitar hero.
I can't believe I'm arguing with some random inbred who thinks games are real.
Obviously bruce, you are a guitarist who doesn't want to admit that this game is very popular with people who don't know how to play guitar, but always wanted to rock like they did. Don't get all pissey because you are wrong, that this game DOES in fact provide an experience similar to playing a guitar without all that tedious learning, stringing and begging mom for that sweet new ibanez. Instead, Guitar Hero makes all that stuff moot, and just puts a controller in your hands, says strum this bar, finger these notes, and you've got a close approximation (and having played in several bands, it is just that, an approximation).
Instead of getting all epic in the comments, why don't you get a job at guitar center, and mock all the wannabe's when they come in to spend their hard earned money to finally try a real guitar, then you can feel UBER superior, right? turn them away, keep entire generations of kids who might be into experimenting away from music... so instead of guitars and drums, they pick up computers and cellphones to make music, which they are more familiar with already. Oooh! You could singlehandedly kill Rock and Roll! That would look good on a resume...
This game rocks because it is just that, a simulation of what you can do goofball, like TF2 simulates a team strategy situation, and Extreme beach volleyball simulates my last weekend in Cancun. Don't mock a game because it makes the simulation of something easy, that's not fair, mock it only if the game in and of itself sucks, though with the millions in sales it rings up on a regular basis, perhaps you should rethink that opinion as well...
Feeling angsty because you're not selling CD's out of the back of your car like you hoped to after your second billing performance before "Free Beer Pizza" hit the stage at the local bar on Open Mic night?
Yeah, being a musician makes you special like that, I'm sure.
I get equally pissed off at all the tools who write blogs who know nothing of being a professional writer.
Or you fuckasses who make YouTube videos who know jack shit about video editing.
How dare you enjoy my chosen career in a casual manner.
How dare you.
Bruce, next time we see you online playing, I don't know, say any sports game, how 'bout we rip you one for not actually training to be in the NFL or NBA?
You say you don't play sports games? Ah, well, make whatever convenient excuse you want.
Video games are fantasy, and as such we can suspend reality enough to enjoy a fucking video game for what it is and what it pretends to be. If you've got a problem with that, you're going to be sorely disappointed when the next big FPS comes along and doesn't come bundled with a rifle.
Playing the guitar is NOT hard and being able to do so does not make you special. I've seen countless people pick it up and figure it out, without lessons.
If you're throwing FPS and Simulation in the same wheel, then YOU'RE the inbred. Who clearly doesn't know that two seperate game genres exist, simulation and FPS. You know nothing about video games, you're a console moron who spends his mom's salary to buy any game that's a fad.
@heart
Epic in comments? You beat me by at least 1000 characters in your reply nimrod.
Strum what bar? Finger what notes? There is no direct correspondance to blue red yellow green and the notes in music. In fact, PLAY FRICKEN AMPLITUDE, ITS THE SAME GAME JUST WITH A GUITAR PLASTIC CONTROLLER.
If instead of green blue yellow green they had C D E F G A B and the buttons correspondend to those and on screen then you'd have a fun game that semi-simulates the guitar and you actually LEARN.
TF2 simulates a team strategy situation? First off how does that phrase make any sense. You sound like an ignorant bafoon saying it. Second of all, TF2 is the completely opposite of team work, the goal is to spawn and run around in chaos shooting at everything in your path, once in a while you'll group up with a couple guys doing the same thing but theres no STRATEGY, its called run and kill, thats why its fun.
LEARN YOUR GAMES, GENRES AND HOW TO FORMULATE CORRECT THOUGHTS.
Guitar Hero, is what I have called since day 1, and still call, "Air Guitar: The Game". And ya know what? It freaking rules. Its the one game that my wife plays. Its the one of the best drinking/party games ever created. I love Guitar Hero. I loved the 90's. Seeing Evenflow on Guitar Hero III with Eddie V's vocals and not a copout cover band is AWESOME. I hate you haters.
If it bothers you that badly that you have to use a guitar controller, DON'T. It works without it.
Who says you have to learn? It's a GAME. Games where you learn, generally are NOT fun. If I had to torture myself with picking at 6 different strings, the 20 or so frets on the neck of the guitar I would not fucking bother with a game called Guitar Hero. And guess what? It wouldn't get made.
Do you fantasize a reality where genre games have to strictly follow everything to the letter of the law, lest they be inaccurate and ruin it for less than 1% of the potential audience?
How DDR must've scarred you to see people flopping around like fools on a dance pad rather than actually take the time to learn 4-4 dance rhythm and lessons.
How dare they!
Or Sega Bass Fishing resulting in no actual fish being caught!
Oh, and fucktard?
TF2 stands for TEAM FORTRESS 2. AS IN, TEAM BASED FIGHTING.
If in your experience playing TF2 you have not experienced this, find a different game where people play it correctly. TF2 is at it's very core a team based effort. People playing it otherwise aren't playing it correctly.
LEARN YOUR GAMES, GENRES AND HOW TO FORMULATE CORRECT THOUGHTS.
Word. True dat. Wait... Your sentence doesn't even make sense. OH SHIT! A grammar nazi who can't even fucking formulate a sentence. Awesome.
Finally, if you wanna bring your newly dropped testicles up to the big boy table, bring it. This site is ALL hardcore gamers of ALL types. If you wanna go fanboi and flail on consolers all day long, go right ahead, I've got oodles of time to kill.
Ok, I actually play guitar. Guitar Hero isn't a REAL guitar, and you don't actually PLAY the song, so Bruce has us there, but when you play it, it DOES kinda feel like yr playin the song. Most importantly, it's FUN, and not worth hating over. Bruce, YOU fail at life, much as i fail at structuring correct sentences or sparingly using emphasis.
God grunge is so boring for Guitar Hero. I can think of like two decent Pearl Jam songs and maaaybe one Nirvana song that would be good for the game. And none of them are in any of the games.
I like how the troll's first sentence was all screwed up. He/she didn't even bother to capitalize. And now, all of a sudden, he acts like he some fucking genius.
Bruce..you are what most people call douchebags. I like to call people like you thunder-cunts. Go suck yourself off.
I watch sports and occasionally play sports games instead of partaking in the actual physical activity. Because I have no skill in that, but I'm pretty good at pressing buttons or watching, and it's fun.
Similarly, I can't play real guitar, but I like going to concerts and I like being able to play real songs on a guitar game.
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1:05 PM on 10.16.2007
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YOU DONT PLAY THE GUITAR.
YOU USE A GUITAR TO PRESS BUTTONS.
My world has collapsed. Thanks for nothing, brucelee.
Is that suitable for your bruceleethree?
Eddie says: ayee..ayee..ayee..ayee..ayee..ayee..
Brilliant comment there, Bruce. Have you ever thought about starting a talk show?
You win for least analogous example in history of man kind.
Guitar Hero is a game that's supposed to give you a GUITAR experience which it doesn't because it's just amplitude with a guitar acting as the controller, you don't utilize it as an actual instrument rather a controller you blind fanboy.
TF2 is a FPS game not meant to give you a guitar experience. It's meant for you use WASD and Mouse not a guitar.
You fail at life.
@Mylor
You're a boring person if that's fun for you.
@Prince
I have a talk show.
TF2 = video game = guitar hero III
I know thats a simplification, but all videogames are simulations. If guitar hero isnt good enough for you, go buy a guitar, dipshit. I have one. Its a completely different kind of fun than guitar hero.
I can't believe I'm arguing with some random inbred who thinks games are real.
Instead of getting all epic in the comments, why don't you get a job at guitar center, and mock all the wannabe's when they come in to spend their hard earned money to finally try a real guitar, then you can feel UBER superior, right? turn them away, keep entire generations of kids who might be into experimenting away from music... so instead of guitars and drums, they pick up computers and cellphones to make music, which they are more familiar with already. Oooh! You could singlehandedly kill Rock and Roll! That would look good on a resume...
This game rocks because it is just that, a simulation of what you can do goofball, like TF2 simulates a team strategy situation, and Extreme beach volleyball simulates my last weekend in Cancun. Don't mock a game because it makes the simulation of something easy, that's not fair, mock it only if the game in and of itself sucks, though with the millions in sales it rings up on a regular basis, perhaps you should rethink that opinion as well...
Feeling angsty because you're not selling CD's out of the back of your car like you hoped to after your second billing performance before "Free Beer Pizza" hit the stage at the local bar on Open Mic night?
Yeah, being a musician makes you special like that, I'm sure.
I get equally pissed off at all the tools who write blogs who know nothing of being a professional writer.
Or you fuckasses who make YouTube videos who know jack shit about video editing.
How dare you enjoy my chosen career in a casual manner.
How dare you.
Bruce, next time we see you online playing, I don't know, say any sports game, how 'bout we rip you one for not actually training to be in the NFL or NBA?
You say you don't play sports games? Ah, well, make whatever convenient excuse you want.
Video games are fantasy, and as such we can suspend reality enough to enjoy a fucking video game for what it is and what it pretends to be. If you've got a problem with that, you're going to be sorely disappointed when the next big FPS comes along and doesn't come bundled with a rifle.
Playing the guitar is NOT hard and being able to do so does not make you special. I've seen countless people pick it up and figure it out, without lessons.
If you're throwing FPS and Simulation in the same wheel, then YOU'RE the inbred. Who clearly doesn't know that two seperate game genres exist, simulation and FPS. You know nothing about video games, you're a console moron who spends his mom's salary to buy any game that's a fad.
@heart
Epic in comments? You beat me by at least 1000 characters in your reply nimrod.
Strum what bar? Finger what notes? There is no direct correspondance to blue red yellow green and the notes in music. In fact, PLAY FRICKEN AMPLITUDE, ITS THE SAME GAME JUST WITH A GUITAR PLASTIC CONTROLLER.
If instead of green blue yellow green they had C D E F G A B and the buttons correspondend to those and on screen then you'd have a fun game that semi-simulates the guitar and you actually LEARN.
TF2 simulates a team strategy situation? First off how does that phrase make any sense. You sound like an ignorant bafoon saying it. Second of all, TF2 is the completely opposite of team work, the goal is to spawn and run around in chaos shooting at everything in your path, once in a while you'll group up with a couple guys doing the same thing but theres no STRATEGY, its called run and kill, thats why its fun.
LEARN YOUR GAMES, GENRES AND HOW TO FORMULATE CORRECT THOUGHTS.
THE GENERATION OF INBREDS ARE YOU!!!!
So how can you win an argument with them?
I'm done peace.
If it bothers you that badly that you have to use a guitar controller, DON'T. It works without it.
Who says you have to learn? It's a GAME. Games where you learn, generally are NOT fun. If I had to torture myself with picking at 6 different strings, the 20 or so frets on the neck of the guitar I would not fucking bother with a game called Guitar Hero. And guess what? It wouldn't get made.
Do you fantasize a reality where genre games have to strictly follow everything to the letter of the law, lest they be inaccurate and ruin it for less than 1% of the potential audience?
How DDR must've scarred you to see people flopping around like fools on a dance pad rather than actually take the time to learn 4-4 dance rhythm and lessons.
How dare they!
Or Sega Bass Fishing resulting in no actual fish being caught!
Oh, and fucktard?
TF2 stands for TEAM FORTRESS 2. AS IN, TEAM BASED FIGHTING.
If in your experience playing TF2 you have not experienced this, find a different game where people play it correctly. TF2 is at it's very core a team based effort. People playing it otherwise aren't playing it correctly.
LEARN YOUR GAMES, GENRES AND HOW TO FORMULATE CORRECT THOUGHTS.
Word. True dat. Wait... Your sentence doesn't even make sense. OH SHIT! A grammar nazi who can't even fucking formulate a sentence. Awesome.
Finally, if you wanna bring your newly dropped testicles up to the big boy table, bring it. This site is ALL hardcore gamers of ALL types. If you wanna go fanboi and flail on consolers all day long, go right ahead, I've got oodles of time to kill.
BTW: heart, if i had ovaries, id want to have your manbaby.
So, if we used the dual shock controller instead of the guitar to play this game, would you still have an argument?
Congratulations on creating the first ever Youtube comments simulation on Destuctoid. "LEARN HOW 2 PLAT A REAL GUITAR, FAGZ!"
Bruce..you are what most people call douchebags. I like to call people like you thunder-cunts. Go suck yourself off.
Similarly, I can't play real guitar, but I like going to concerts and I like being able to play real songs on a guitar game.